Examines the defenses of contributory negligence and assumption of risk for protection from liability for school athletic injuries. Advises school personnel to adhere to court decisions that define what schools owe their athletic team participants: (1) instruction; (2) supervision; (3) equipment; (4) medical treatment; and (5) selection and…

Examines gender-related similarities and differences regarding conflict strategies and satisfaction with conflict interaction in a corporate setting. Reports that gender significantly affected the selection of influence strategies: male-male dyads used assertiveness and reason consistently, while female-female dyads shifted from high levels of…

Examines the relationships among listening, communication-related abilities, employee level, and upward mobility in an insurance company. Finds that while, overall, nonsupervisors tended to possess better listening abilities than supervisors, some evidence suggests that better listeners were in higher levels of the organization and were more…

Explains how school systems can fund a self-insurance program with a bond issue. To meet the costs involved, a group of school systems or other governmental entities can join to create a risk pool. (MLF)

Summarizes principal features of 6 bills on health care reform introduced in the 103rd Congress as they relate to children. Proposals are compared on 11 major issues, highlighting the degree to which each bill would achieve universal coverage, access to care, equity of treatment, and quality of comprehensive care. (SLD)

Casual use of school or college property exposes the district to significant liability. To protect itself from the financial exposure of an insolvent contractor or tenant, the school district should be added as an "additional insured" to any contracts the district holds with a tenant or contractor. (MLF)

Discusses emergency plans for dealing with disasters in information centers and describes four information centers' responses to various disasters. Topics addressed include authority and leadership; money and insurance; information resources, including computers and software; alternate locations and forms of communication; and testing. A list of…

Disaster response planning should be a high and ongoing priority in college administration. To ensure safety well before disaster strikes, administrators must select appropriate and adequate insurance coverage and prepare a written catastrophe plan, developed cooperatively with students, parents, and community members and reviewed by staff…

Includes "Introduction" (Hanratty, Mitchell); "Health Insurance and Job Mobility" (Monheit and Cooper; Gruber and Madrian); "Effect of Access to Post-Retirement Health Insurance (HI) on Decision to Retire Early" (Karoly, Rogowski); "Employer-Provided HI and Retirement Behavior" (Gustman, Steinmeier);…

Among the ways school districts can obtain the best possible health benefits at the lowest possible cost are the following: (1) reduce the number of full-time employees; (2) set up a utilization review committee; (3) enlist a preferred provider organization; (4) offer wellness programs; (5) develop a self-insurance plan; and (6) consider a…

Teamwork and cooperation were the keys in restoring school service in Berkeley County (South Carolina) 17 days after Hurricane Hugo. Offers school districts tips on what to do both before an emergency strikes and in the aftermath. Lists information available from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. (MLF)

A study examined the economic relationship between growth in dentistry and supply/demand factors. Output, or real per capita dental expenditures, is seen as a function of consumer income, dental insurance, and dentist supply. Analysis indicates a significant relationship between dental sector growth and economic market factors, including growth in…

Consumer choice of health provider plan and preference for a personal physician were studied for 1,438 elderly adults using a joint logit model (JL) and a nested logit model. Choice criteria used by senior citizens, and reasons the nested choice model explains choice behavior better than the JL are examined. (SLD)

By pointing out similarities in business and education, Francis Duffy argues convincingly that we can ignore their differences and regard their practices as interchangeable. Unfortunately, terms like "production goals" and "productivity quotas" give educators feelings of pride and self-worth while projecting a false sense of control and…

Federal allocations for special education programs are below 10% whereas the federal contribution to state medicaid programs ranges from 50-80%. Third-party billing provides a more equitable distribution of the costs among federal, state, and local governments, in addition to including private-sector contributions. (MLF)